On 3/27/2012 4:28 AM, Stan Goodman wrote:
I have a new Android cellphone, my first. This is an HTC Aria. I want to e able to exchange files between this phone and my desktop inux box --oS v11.4 at the moment.
I expected that the phone would be recognized when connected to a USB port, just like any other USB device, but it isn't. I assume there is a way to get openSuSE to detect the phone. Can someone telll me what it is?
This depends strictly on the phone model. On many phones, after plugging it into a USB port, you have to make a choice on the phone to enable USB storage capabilities. Failing to do that, usually leaves the phone in charge-only mode. However, SOME newer phones are only offering MTP protocol on the USB port. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol This is due to some pricing preferences by Microsoft for licensing their patents I believe, or perhaps to make it easier for total newbies to sync music. With USB storage options, syncing stuff is as simple as drag and drop, but apparently that is confusing to people of iTunes origin, and MTP is Microsoft's answer to this. I believe its licensed for free to Android handset makers in an attempt to push it mainstream. With MTP, you need Windows Media Player, or Amarok or some other media application to move music and other media back and forth. Its pretty limited, but it does tend to store things in the appropriate place on the phone, which drag and drop does not. So upshot is WATCH the phone's screen as you plug it into Linux, and select USB storage (name may very). And if that does not work you may have to use A MTP. Allegedly, according to the web page above, all KDE applications support MTP via KIO, but I've found this spotty at times. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org